option
Option can refer to the act of choosing or selecting, one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen, or the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
OP
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “OPTION” Mean?
/ˈɒpʃən/
option has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesthe right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
“what option did I have?”
“there is no other alternative”
“my only choice is to refuse”
Synonyms
Synonyms for OPTION
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
Length
6 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
O, P, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆OPTION has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OPTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆OPTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OPTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDAE
CV Pattern
VCCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
OP, PT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
OPT, PTI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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